Abstract

This paper uses household data collected from livestock-rearing communities in 3 districts inSouthern Province of Zambia and corner-solution econometric models to measure the effectof productive potential and market access on livestock production. We also test for theexistence of heterogeneous effects across agro-ecological regions, livestock species andpoverty levels. To the best of our knowledge, no study has done this before. The findingsidentify the need for policies and interventions that are aimed at strengtheninglivestock-based livelihood systems to be responsive to not only the target groups but alsoproductive potential and market access characteristics of the communities in which they live.The livestock systems inherent in the various districts and communities also need to beexplicitly taken into account.

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